BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. Our country suffers from colonialism, said Frédéric Veti, a representative from New Caledonia, at the ongoing COP29 climate summit, Trend reports.
Speaking at the event, Veti explained that colonialism has had a lasting impact on his country's environmental and climate situation.
"Our country is surrounded by green plantations, but three factories have been built here, which negatively affect the environment," he said.
I received an invitation to attend the summit in Baku. Here, we are exploring the exhibits of the participants. I believe our countries can collaborate on efforts aimed at creating a green world," he added.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) started in Baku on November 11. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference in the climate system.
The acronym COP (Conference of Parties) stands for “Conference of Parties” and is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A total of 198 countries are Parties to the Convention. Unless the parties decide otherwise, the COP is held annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.
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